NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by Uranus. This was the first time any spacecraft had ever visited Uranus. Its twin ...

On this date, Jan. 24, 1986, Voyager 2 began beaming images from Uranus, giving scientists unprecedented data and insights ...

But when Voyager 2 got an up-close look at Uranus in 1986, scientists were able to glean some insights that, while confounding, at least shed some light on a crucial characteristic that seemed to ...

“To me, the Voyager Golden Record is a beautiful example of humanity and striving for world peace,” adds propulsion engineer ...

The Voyager 2 spacecraft’s energy budget keeps dropping by about 4 Watt/year, as the plutonium in its nuclear power source is steadily dropping as the isotope decays. With 4 Watt of power less ...

Voyager Technologies has reportedly filed its confidential paperwork to go public, hoping for a $2 billion to $3 billion ...

Voyager 1 – and its sibling, Voyager 2 – were always meant to be a testament to humanity’s ingenuity. When they left Earth in the summer of 1977, they did so carrying a record that was ...

The Voyager 2 spacecraft’s energy budget keeps dropping by about 4 Watt/year, as the plutonium in its nuclear power source is steadily dropping as the isotope decays. With 4 Watt of power less ...

After the previous three Star Trek series put William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, and Avery Brooks in the leading roles, ...

Unfortunate timing The first panel of this artist's concept depicts how Uranus's magnetosphere – its protective bubble – was behaving before the 1986 flyby of NASA's Voyager 2. The second panel shows ...

On this date, Jan. 24, 1986, Voyager 2 began beaming images from Uranus, giving scientists unprecedented data and insights about the solar system’s seventh planet. Information from the probe ...